How to create a partition with Disk Management How to create a partition with command prompt While we’re focusing this guide on Windows 7, you can also use these steps on Windows Vista. Remember to change 1 for the number of the disk you want to partition. All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk. Always backup of your device and files before making any changes....
Having a computer backup is always essential as it could help you recover from any system failure, errors, or malware. In addition, since updates are mandatory on Windows 10, it means that if there is an issue where the computer won’t boot because of a buggy driver or update, you’ll need a recovery mechanism to fix the problem as quickly as possible. In this guide, you will learn the steps to create a full backup of your computer using “System Image Backup” on Windows 10 and how to recover individual files as needed....
Google is making it easy for anyone that wish to download a backup of all their personal information, contacts, images, circles, stream posts, and Buzz posts from Google+ to your computer for safe keeping, with a feature called Data liberation; and it be accessed by going to your profile menu, selecting Account settings and clicking on Data liberation. There, you will find on the right-side the Download your data button, click it and enter your Google Account password....
For now it seems that the new feature Download Your Information has not been rolled out to everybody. So, the steps and screenshots in this article are from the facebook video that shows how the feature works. Now, if for any reason you want to download a copy of your information of your profile, your pictures, videos, messages and other information, here is an easy way to do it....
Starting with Windows 10 version 1903, Microsoft is making changes to the search indexing with a new enhanced mode that users can select to search across all folders and drives, instead of limiting search to the default libraries. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable search in enhanced mode to allow the system to search all your folders and drives on Windows 10 version 1903 (May 2019 Update)....
We knew for quite some time that Microsoft was working on a new feature specific for games, and now the company is sharing more details on what it is and how it works. What’s Game Mode on Windows 10 How to enable Game Mode on Windows 10 What’s Game Mode on Windows 10 Game Mode for Windows 10 is a new feature part of the Creators Update that aims to boost performance and framerate while playing games....
Although you can manage the feature through the Settings app, you can also enable or disable Remote Desktop on Windows 10 using commands with Command Prompt or PowerShell. You may want to use this method to create a script to configure Remote Desktop on multiple computers more quickly. Or you can send the script to a user, allowing them to automatically set up the feature without additional steps. This guide will teach you the steps to use Command Prompt to enable or disable Remote Desktop and open the required firewall ports for a successful connection on Windows 10....
For example, if you copy a phone number, the flyout would suggest making the call with Microsoft Teams or other apps. Or coping a date or time will suggest creating a calendar event, and when you choose the app, the event will create with all the information already filled in. If you want to get hands-on with the new feature, you can use a third-party tool known as “ViVeTool” created by Rafael Rivera and Lucas on GitHub to enable the new experience on your computer....
While there’s nothing wrong with the default spell checker on Google Chrome, the Windows Spellcheck supports some extra features, including support for additional languages and dialects, acronyms, improved support for links, and shared custom dictionary. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable the Windows Spellcheck on Chrome for Windows 10. How to enable Windows Spellcheck on Chrome To use the Windows Spellcheck on Chrome, use these steps: Once you complete the steps, Google Chrome will start using the Windows Spellcheck to check your spelling....
However, by default, Robocopy transfers everything on a given path, which may not be ideal in every scenario as you may have specific files and folders in a location you don’t want to copy. However, the tool includes a least two options, which you can use to exclude files and folders from a copy process. In this guide, you will learn the steps to copy data using Robocopy on Windows 10 (or Windows 11), excluding those files and folders you don’t need to transfer....
Although there are a lot of factors that can cause networking problems, usually, you’ll see an error like “Unidentified Network” or “Local connection only” that can be solved using a few commands. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to reset a Wi-Fi or Ethernet (wired) connection to fix the Unidentified Network issue on Windows 10. How to fix ‘Unidentified Network’ error on Windows 10 Use these steps to fix the Unidentified Network error message on Windows 10 by resetting the WinSock stack: Once you complete the steps, you should be able to connect again to the internet....
Of course, we all know that the newest build of the open source software still in the early stages and there are many bugs to be worked out and no one should expect this Metro version of Firefox to run perfectly, but at least you should be able to get a taste of it. Before we dive on the alternative fix make sure that Firefox is set as the default browser — Windows 8 only allows one “modern” app to access the web –....
The Lumia recovery tool is an application you install in Windows and it will help to quickly get the phone to a running state. Before doing anything you’ll need to get the software, below it’s the link to download the tool: Nokia Recovery Software Tool Now let’s get down to the actual steps to recover your bricked Lumia Windows Phone. Instructions Make sure you’re running Windows 7 or Windows 8....
For example, almost every time I wake the tablet, I see that it’s not connected to my wireless network; upon login, I am sometimes lucky enough to see that it reconnects automatically. Other times I have to restart Windows in order to reconnect. But today I am seeing something totally new, after waking my Surface, I am noticing that the wireless adapter got disabled on its own. Going to Control Panel and navigating to Network Connections, I tried to re-enable the adapter, but it didn’t work....
If the following solutions don’t fix your Surface RT or Surface Pro wireless connection problems, you may want to check the previous guide I wrote on Windows 8.1 limited connectivity. Solution 1#: Restart Surface wireless adapter How this solution fixes the connectivity problem? After an update or for unknown reasons the Wi-Fi adapter may stop operating correctly and re-enabling it could solve the problem. Also, it could be the case where the wireless adapter got disabled by other means, again enabling it could solve the problem....
However, if you don’t have a subscription to use the desktop version of the Office apps, and you prefer a more classic experience, you can use Google Chrome to install the apps on Windows 10 as Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). This is similar to installing web apps with Microsoft Edge Chromium, but without the same level of integration, as using Edge, apps will register in the Start menu, and you get the ability to uninstall web apps just like regular apps from the Settings app....
This guide will teach you the steps to add a printer to Windows 11 device wirelessly. Connect wireless printer on Windows 11 Before the wireless printer can connect to Windows 11, it must be connected to the WiFi network. The steps will be different depending on the printer, but typically, printers can detect and configure these settings automatically once the printer server feature is enabled on the device. 1. Connect printer to WiFi network For example, on a wireless HP printer, you can connect it to the network using these steps: You don’t even need to go through the setup if you have a printer connected using a wired (Ethernet) connection....
The feature runs an actual Linux kernel in a virtual machine, which improves performance and app compatibility over the previous version while maintaining the same experience as the first release. This guide will teach you the steps to install the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 on Windows 10. Install WSL2 on Windows 10 Install WSL2 on Windows 10 (older versions) Install WSL2 on Windows 10 Microsoft has simplified the installation process of the WSL on Windows 10 to only one command that downloads and installs all the required components, including the virtual machine platform and Ubuntu Linux by default....
Microsoft made available the “PC Health Check” app. However, it’s been more confusing than helpful since it does not provide enough information to determine why your computer may or may not be compatible with Windows 11, and that’s when the WhyNotWin11 tool comes in handy. WhyNotWin11 is a third-party tool developed by Robert C. Maehl (via XDA-Developers) available through GitHub that checks and lets you know exactly what components may block the Windows 11 installation, including information about the processor and whether or not your device features a TPM 2....
Usually, when a new version of Windows 10 becomes available, it may still contain unknown bugs, some features may not work correctly on every system configuration, and device drivers may break due to compatibility problems with the new release, and these are some of the reasons that deferring an upgrade until most issues are fixed can be a good idea. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to stop Windows 10 from installing “October 2018 Update” on your computer using the Settings app, Group Policy, and even using a metered connection if you’re running Windows 10 Home....
